Google UI fraud data and policies

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Arizona Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

1) All instruction manuals, handbooks, and policies provided to department employees regarding the use of the department's machine learning unemployment benefits fraud detection system (the Google/SpringML system).

2) Aggregate, de-identified data showing how many unemployment benefit claims the system flagged as having at least one indicator of fraud each week since the department's machine learning unemployment benefits fraud detection system was launched.

3) Aggregate, de-identified data showing how many unemployment benefit claims were submitted, approved, and denied in each week since Jan. 1, 2018.

4) Aggregate, de-identified data showing how many unemployment benefit claims were investigated for potential fraud in each week since Jan 1, 2018.

5) Aggregate, de-identified data showing how many unemployment benefit claims were confirmed as fraudulent after investigation each week since Jan. 1, 2018.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.

Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers